Nutritional and Orthomolecular

This is a folder about alternatives to the conventional mental health system that involve supplements, vitamins, nutrients, orthomolecular approaches, herbs., etc.

Safe Harbor Alternatives in Mental Health by David W. Oaks — last modified 2007-08-09 21:07

Safe Harbor, a sponsor group of MindFreedom International, offers this extensive web site focusing on alternatives to the conventional mental health system that focus on nutritional, orthomolecular, etc. approaches. Or as Safe Harbor puts it on their web site, "Commonly these people find that underlying their 'mental' disorders are medical problems, allergies, toxic conditions, nutritional imbalances, poor diets, lack of exercise, or other treatable physical conditions."

"Bridging Between Alternatives: Notes Toward a Unity of Mind, Body & Spirit." by David W. Oaks — last modified 2007-08-09 21:18

MindFreedom member Sue Westwind explores the intersection between what are typically called "nutritional" or "orthomolecular" and a wholistic approach to mental and emotional recovery.

Putting Nutrition First by Mark T — last modified 2007-09-21 15:29

Rather than utilizing non-toxic natural treatments, adult drugs used in children and even toddlers may often contribute to drug induced malnutrition, according to National Health Federation board member Richard A Kunin, MD. He notes, for example, that many drugs and chemicals bind to carnitine, which thereby displaces fatty acids. He suggests that carnitine deficiency must be considered in all sick patients, especially those on valproic acid, aspirin, NSAIDs, tranquilizers (both phenothiazines and benzodiazepines), antibiotics, and cancer chemotherapy agents .

"Depression and mental disorders can be prevented and treated with simple healing foods" by Mark T — last modified 2007-10-08 15:40

More scientific evidence for the healing effects of good nutrition: A study has found that omega-3 fatty acids and foods high in uridine reduce the symptoms of depression as well as, or better than, three different antidepressant drugs.

An Interview with Martin J. Walker by Mark T — last modified 2007-10-09 15:16

"Dirty Medicine" author Martin Walker talks about the codex alimentarius, the profit-driven bias of 'pharmascience', the commissioning and planting of deceptive news stories, the character assassination of alternative practitioners and researchers, and the dark political practices of the pharmaceutical cartel.

'Nutritional medicine' best for brain disorders by David W. Oaks — last modified 2008-12-26 15:52

A member of MindFreedom Oregon had a letter to the editor published in the Corvallis Gazette-Times in Oregon, USA about his preference for nutritional medicine over psychiatric medication. Feel free to forward, author responsible for content:

An article about value of Vitamin E for the neurological performance in aging mice. by David W. Oaks — last modified 2009-01-07 18:00

This is a downloadable PDF of a 36-page scientific article entitled, "Vitamin E at high doses improves survival, neurological performance and brain mitochondrial function in aging male mice" published in 2005 by the American Physiological Society. Article says Vitamin E at high doses improves survival, neurological performance, andbrain mitochondrial function in aging male.